The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-21

pied only q portion of the, yearp and, ,theseI
]: pursuits tired him.: Some oues hat per-
Sceptlon- there came; the suggestion. The
colonel :humm, d. and. ha' d, hutsit gaye
him pleasure: He had ofhand care eaess-
- il was an: hbnor certainly Yes,
he:Mould give some pdft ton OF hfs time to
the administration Of Justice He be
4 came interested zese followed What
was worth doing, was worth doing well,
Assiduous in attend lance, he became.ss
well. .verSed in petty sessional as IA hafi-
taty matters. In the army shA hada BEEN
! considered "a martinetS on the sbench;sa
I <sstesrnl, man was the verdict passed
upon him. ~: st5 y,Ss, II; /. 9 e :! ill;
finaold man; 1 tall and commanding,
straight as Rsdnrt, though he had Teached
6 Allotted span Of life. His hair silver,
: HIS aspect martial, 2 the heavy cropped
smustache adding to- the severity of Ms
eountenance: g =, - &: ). e nj.
The colonel ceased Writing, - he. be: be:
came abstracted. He laid down his pen
!; and marched to. the window. He looked
out, hut it was; doubtful whether he saw
thing: He was thinking.
Again the demand. It had come upon
him once before. he could not by
any stretch Of complaisance delude himself
into an opinion that h4msrriage had been
satisfactory. The husband might have
been better than he was. Flghty,, im-
puasife, too fond sof dubious rhxAhons
tile pung husband hadS neededS tas word
! in season and had taken remonstrance Ill.
The colonel had almost reliet when the
regiment was ordered for foreign, service,
though stt placed the wide sea- BETWEEN
Z him and dhisdarltng. He was never to Bee
her agsin. Oceanactrue child OF the
foam, atom Of life to be fostered by aliens,
{ to live through bufetings, to accept with
out murmur, and as IL quite naturals the
passing from hand to- hand, until /;
!; orphaned, She found herself under, the
! roof OF taciturn, but doting grand
parent How the child becamepart Of his
: being, until he began to apprehend the
wrench it would be to part with her, and
to dread the appearance OF the wooer whe
would seek to deprive him Of his treasure
The coloneFs solilo nv was almost au-
: dible He shah not marry her. She can
afford TO wait year or two. Time win
prore him, and she VIII be in g better
position to jndge. She shall seq a little
more Of the world. There's her fathers
!. kin, they have expressed wish to see
more of her They are in the world. It
( she goes among them, she viii see some-
thing of society, be prescnted.y s;gi
It was whit He tdid. not like, sending her
among them. He had an uneasy jealous
feeling, what II over her they were to
& exercise some subtle influence, and her;
undivided affection be no longer his. Una
dfyideds Matters could not be more irTi.
stating. than they. were. -
The colonel returned to his table, took
up his pen, and, after o vicious prod In the
ink well resumed his task. ai3G ~
tap, and the library door again
opened: Oceana again presenting herself,
{ the scratch OF the colonel's pen became
more vigorous. q.
sYo1 are busy yet, grandpapa" There
was appointment.
The pen was stayed. &. ..-5
hat is it, Oceana?" The colonel laid
Z down his pen to wheel round his chair.
ssGhe post has just brought me note
5 from Arthur" z..g1s>y
p st'Welis1 The. tone was not;unkind, but
unencomaging The colonel foresaw that
the unwelcome argument was to be re-
< sumed. sa
t.Ehc young girl advanced; approaching
the old man, she sank on her knees befo1eS
him. There was appeal In her eyes-in-
ploration. i.ss,.j ss.i.J.;;i s..i.i'i's y
NGrandpapa, Arthur viii be- here this
!. afternoon. He will wish to spsak to you.
Youwin not be outof the wsy; you viii
receive him.''
'If you wish it, certainly - ;''i. ;ls:,,,
- ssGrandpapa, he wishes to ask your con:
sent to ,orr engagement marriage
sfI can only say to him what I have said
! to you. Too young, too young: Marriage
8 serious matter, not to be lightly nm
dertaken. What safeguard Is there? He
may not have sown his wild oats''--7----s ~ sal,
sIIe may never begin to SOW them ii he
mar1jes." SIS.
Tie colonel almost howned. He was
not in the mood to be amused with
I equiyoque.
'aI am glad you have advised me; I
shall have time to ponder over my an
(, swer.'
tsBut you will not refuses"
Z, tsMy. dear, I must think for you.
must be. guided by what I Judge will be
best for your future welfare.":
d The girl arose from her knees, to stand
( at the mantel, to toy with bronze Indian
{ idol. She was wounded.
The old mans eyes rested upon her
with on intensity of love md admiration
She was beautiful-her face was classic,
s her arm was a model for sculptor. No,
he did not wish to torture her; but to
part with her-would life, 80 desolate, so
solitary, be worth iyingf
. "Ocy, IS it that you arc tired Of living
with an old mans'' 80
.sNo, grandpapa,n she answered him,
ouskly, with tremulous lip and with an
earnestness that was almostTeproach,'
q aWhnt is it then?n he asked her, need
lessly.
ssI like Arthur, very much" she fall
tered.
s:Lke hiln9'' -"
ssI love Arthur, grandpapa, her voice
firm, but her color rising.
ssHe has said that he loves you, sup
pose, and it is sympathy. Here, ne has
had everything his own way, with never
rival. Possibly, If you were to go out In
the world, it might make difference;
you might find yourself less certain. !
think have been to blame, leading Sc
cluded life; it has been unfair to You.
ought to have thought Of that"
.sI have been happy; I have never de-
sired change"
ss.sss.s lou nave u-SlTo uOW! @AA3 4 etfSNSAs
: I heard wheels. Well, i Will give the
matter my most serious consideration.
Why yes, It is Hartshorn and constable,
!. vaNant between them"
II the colonel had any animus against
anygenus Of man, it was the professional
: tramp. The shiftless nomad who was
young and lusty had no excuse; there was
thequeen to serve-under the colors,
man is fed, clothed and kept respectable.
Fourteen days; it ought to be fourteen
years with such one, o severe punish
ment would have deterrent effect on the
whole clan.
"A room that was bizarre In its
adornment served as rs'tustice room"
Arms, barbarian weapons, maps, hunt
inS whips, fishing rods gracins tns